El Salvador Movies

Two friends decide to spend the last vacation together, before parting their ways forever in a journey they never will forget.

Eliseo Alberto (aka Lichi) was a scion of one of the most renowned families in Cuban arts and letters. He fled to Mexico City in 1990 where he lived...

Alicia is a painter who gives art therapy workshops to women who have suffered different types of violence. Luz is a young plant lover who was...

A monologue about the meaning of being art, delivered by the last character you’d expect: a pair of pants. A short film by Ponchi Simán.

El Salvador at the height of the civil war in the La Praviana neighborhood, transgender woman Viento seeks revenge for the murder of her partner and...

A meditation on the intersection of Afro-Caribbean and Indigenous American existence.

After nearly thirty years apart, three friends reunite at a funeral to reflect on life's trivialities and the inevitability of death.

Cinematic documentary made in 1982, which reveals the life and organization of some camps in the eastern zone of El Salvador. It shows images of...

Huachindango is the small capital of a small Central American country. In this city, women must enter rooms managed by “The System” at...

Two young brothers from El Salvador cross the border with dreams of a better life. Despite their incredible bond, their paths diverge, with one...

The award-winning writer Claribel Alegría tells the story of her life, her influence in a new generation of poets and prizes like Premio Reina...

In this powerful hybrid documentary, filmmaker Julio López Fernández carefully combines the testimony of victims of sexual violence...

It shows the situation of the peasant communities, and FMLN combatants in Cerro de Guazapa, due to aerial bombardments by the army.

Eugenia is a Brazilian girl who lives in El Salvador trying to complete her activities in a crazy day.

For Lourdes, a writer of the Salvadoran diaspora, returning to her native country means having to face complex emotions around a misogynistic...

A portrayal of the harsh conditions faced by Salvadorans in the 1960s and 70s.

Through fleeting moments of song, discovery, and dance, Pueblo Chúcaro portrays the living spirit of Ataco, the melody of a street singer, the...

The title refers to the legacy of Archbishop Oscar Romero who was assassinated in his cathedral in March 1980.